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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






2. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






3. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.






4. Appears: min means: minute






5. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.






6. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






7. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.






8. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






9. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units






10. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






11. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.






12. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






13. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






14. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.

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15. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






16. Appears: wk means: week






17. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






18. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






19. Contains information relative to tasks.






20. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






21. Tables are made up of fields.






22. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






23. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.






24. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






25. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






26. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.






27. Amendment to task type.






28. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.






29. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






30. Appears: hr means: hour






31. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.






32. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.

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33. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

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34. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






35. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






36. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.

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37. Work - resource - cost.






38. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.

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39. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






40. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.






41. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






42. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.






43. A logical relationship that states that for one project to begin - another must also be underway. For example - the writing of a business proposal must have begun in order for editing of the proposal to take place.






44. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.






45. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






46. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.






47. ______ link Summary Tasks.






48. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.






49. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






50. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U